Infected
Episode two: Joel, Tess and Ellie cross the Boston contamination zone.
"Infected" is the second episode of the first season of HBO's The Last of Us, written by Craig Mazin and directed by Neil Druckmann. It aired on January 22, 2023.
Quick Facts
- Series
- The Last of Us
- Season
- 1
- Episode
- 2
- Director
- Neil Druckmann
- Writer
- Craig Mazin
- Photographer
- Ksenia Sereda
- Editor
- Mark Hartzell
- Air date
- 22 January 2023
Lore & Background
Joel and his partner Tess escort Ellie through a contaminated area of Boston to reach the Massachusetts State House. The episode introduced the clickers, infected who move by sound, made with prosthetics based on the game's concept art. It was Druckmann's first time directing television and was filmed in Calgary and Edmonton in late 2021.
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